Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has made two changes to his team, both of them in the front row, for the clash with defending Currie Cup champions the Sharks at Newlands this weekend.
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Promising young prop Steven Kitshoff gets an opportunity to start in the Currie Cup after a number of strong performances for the Western Province Under-21 team and he replaces Wicus Blaauw who drops out of the match-day squad altogether.
The only other change is at hooker where skipper Tiaan Liebenberg has been rotated with Deon Fourie who also takes over the captaincy reins as Liebenberg moves to the replacements bench.
Coetzee commented: “Steven [Kitshoff] has been playing exceptionally well at U21 level and deserves a start. He got some Super Rugby experience earlier this year and I would like to continue that development now in the Currie Cup. It will again be a stern test, but he is a player for the future and that is how you develop as a player.
As stated we have two goals this season, to do well in the competition and to ensure we have experienced depth for Super Rugby next season. He came through Super Rugby well and we have no doubt he is more than ready for this level. Unfortunately this means Wicus needs to sit out this match,” added the Western Province boss.
On the hooker rotation Coetzee said: “We have two great hookers and leaders and we will look to give them both game time through the season.
Tiaan suffered a muscle spasm yesterday in the gym, he is fine now, but will be benched this week with Deon retaking the No.2 jersey and captaincy. Deon captained the opening two games of the season.”
Western Province: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 JJ Engelbrecht, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Rohan Kitshoff, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie (captain), 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Adriaan Fondse, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Berton Klaasen, 22 Marcel Brache.
Date: Friday, August 12
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 19.10 (17.10 GMT)
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Christie `du Preez, Rasta Rashivenga
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee
So, who’s going to win this battle… the side which was beaten by the Cheetahs or the side which was beaten by the Griquas?
It is not easy to predict, this year!
Is Steven and Rohan Kitshoff brothers?
GBS onthou jy daar was ‘n Ruan Kitshoff op skool saam ons? wonder of hulle almal famdamily is?
3@ Tripples:
Ek onthou ja…. maar was die Ruan wat saam met ons op skool was nie… hoe sal ek dit stel… effe sagter of effe minder manlik in postuur nie?
@ grootblousmile:
hahahaha miskien sou hy ook vir jou vertel jy het sulke mooooooi blou oë 🙂
5@ Tripples:
Nee fokkit… eishhhhhhhhhh
Kyk, as ‘n dame vir my sê ek het mooi blou oë, dan sal ek “grootblousmile”, maar as ‘n manlike flokker vir my so sê, dan vat hy ‘n seriaaaaaas kans!
Sy gewoontes is sy gewoontes, en daarmee het ek vrede, solank hy dit nie op my wil try afsmeer nie.
wie was nou weer die ander ou wat ook gese het jy het mooi blou ogies hehehehehe
7@ Tripples:
Nee flokkit… ek blok sulke kak uit my kop uit… hehehe
Hoe kan ek nou help as ek mooi oë het en die meisies… en die meisiemannetjies (grilllll) daaroor gaande is!
@ grootblousmile:
hahahaha
9@ Tripples:
Saterdagaand moes ek effe vinnig huistoe gaan na die rugby op Loftus, want ons het gaste gekry en ek moes my gat roer om betyds daarvoor tuis te wees.
Een van die gaste, ‘n ou vrind van Handbriekie, speel so vir beide spanne… ‘n dubble adaptor, jy weet…
Anyway, nou is die kuiertjie lekker aan die gang en later die aand is dit net ek en Handbriekie en ‘n vrou en die vrind wat oor is….
Die geselskap draai toe op een of ander manier na vorige verhoudings, terwyl ek uit was om my kantore te gaan sluit, en op my terugkeer praat die vrind van een van sy Ex’s, ene Henno….
Min gespin vra ek toe “Wie is Henno?”
“Man”, sê die vrind, “Jy MOET Henno onthou, hy was so Popmooi ou en het baie saam met my hier kom kuier!”
Nouja, my antwoord was eenvoudig….
“Hoe de moer sal ek nou weet wanneer is ‘n man Popmooi?”
Almal het darem daarvoor gelag.
Hehehe
Bwaaahahahahahahaha ek moet se jy het baie guts!!!
11@ Tripples:
Flok, ek het daar en dan die gesprek gedraai na Godsdiens en Politiek….. hehehe
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